The Last Bangkok Biz Trip 2017 - ลาก่อนกรุงเทพฯ

Two days after I returned home from the Tokyo biz trip I went off to Bangkok for a final Country Super User Training.  This time there were 50 users from 17 countries to train.  Same venue at Pullman G in Silom.  I was really excited because after this there will be no more training, no more creating exercises, no more data preparation (especially of such a large scale).  October was crazy... I spent 16 days abroad just for work.. This time I went light with just the RX100 Mk3.

The customary departing plane shot

Tokyo Biz Trip October 2017

In October I had a chance to visit Tokyo to attend training with my company's vendor.  It was a great 7 days trip to Tokyo after 8 years.  Yes, that's how long it had been since I last visited Japan.  This time I flew by ANA and took a day time flight to Haneda which is much nearer than Narita.

For this trip I went with my Fujifilm X-T2 + XF10-24mm F4R OIS.  I bought that XF10-24 from a friend who wants to upgrade to the XF16-55, not sure if he got it already or not...  Anyway, that 10-24 was a great buy which I really loved from the moment I got it.  I really missed shooting at such a wide angle!

ANA for a change from the usual SIA

Dear 公公

Dear 公公, now that the dusts have somewhat settled, and I myself rather calm and collected, I thought I'll write something....

Kung2 & Pho2 in the 80s

First Time to Shanghai - For Work....

Back in August I had a chance to visit Shanghai for work again - as in to "work" again, not "to Shanghai again".  The last time I went to China was more than 20 years ago so I thought it was an interesting opportunity to see how China has changed.

It was another morning flight, I wanted to avoid arriving late at night as I was travelling to an unfamiliar place.  

Waiting to board the plane again - RX100 Mk3

Surabaya Trip 2017

Just came back from a short trip to Surabaya to attend my brother in-law's engagement party.  This time around I only went as far as Tunjungan Plaza and did not venture further due to the function and limited time that we had to spare for the engagement party's preparations.

My parents' house, still looks just like how I left Surabaya more than 20 years ago.  This house is a time machine.

Bangkok Biz Trip 2017 - Part 2

The 2nd part of the entry will be about my visit to Wat Pho which is about 40 minutes away from Pullman G.

Wat Pho is a sprawling temple complex.  This temple is where the Reclining Buddha is located.  There's an entrance fee of 100 Baht which includes a free bottle of drinking water.  There's also a guided tour option which I strongly recommend if you're visiting Wat Pho for the first time.  

I spent a good 90 minutes or so in Wat Pho just going around, taking photos, admiring the stupas and Buddhist statues.  

The Giant Reclining Buddha statue in Wat Pho